Reoccurrence in breast cancer is usually within 10 years, causing the survivor to go through the cancer again. Sometimes, the cancer does not come back as breast cancer but maybe a different form. Regardless, who wants to be put through that again? Well, a new study says that after breast conserving surgery, radiotherapy cuts the rate of reoccurrence in the next ten years in half. Along with that, it reduces the death rate of breast cancer patients by about a sixth. Many people may question exactly how effective this is and it is the largest study on breast cancer thus far. Dr Hemant Singhal, director, Medanta Breast Service said 80% of women should undergo this in the west, however, in India, patients are forced to have full removal of the breast because of how large the tumor is. With this newfound study, if the cancer is found early enough, the breast can be saved, according to Dr. Singhal. Oddly enough, the rate of occurrence I patients who don’t undergo radiation is doubled compared to those who have to go through a mastectomy.
Breast cancer affects everyone around the world and even the smallest steps make me feel better about breast cancer research. No one wants to go through breast cancer, or any type of cancer, more than once and this new study lowers the chances of that happening, significantly.
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